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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH COTTONWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
600 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS COLORADO WILL PRODUCE LIGHT
SNOW NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS
REMAINING BELOW AN INCH.  FLOW WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OVER 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL BE
POOR THIS MORNING WITH GOOD CONDITIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT BETTER VENTING FOR TOMORROW AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
INCREASES ALLOWING FOR VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSALS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    AFTER 1000 AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.NORTH.01/PUB